Buloburde

Buloburde, also spelled Buloburti or Bulobarde, is a city in Somalia's central Hiran region.

Buloburde
City
Buloburde in 2014
Buloburde Location in Somalia
Coordinates: 3°51′00″N 45°34′00″E
Country	Somalia
State	Hirshabelle
Region	Hiiraan
Area
• Total	40 km2 (20 sq mi)
Population
• Total	400,000
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Overview

Buloburde is situated along the Shabelle River, near Jalalaqsi. It is the center of the Buloburde District.

In March 2014, Somali Armed Forces, assisted by AMISOM troops, captured the town from Al-Shabaab.^[1] The offensive was part of an intensified military operation by the allied forces to remove the insurgent group from the remaining areas in southern Somalia under its control.^[2]

Demographics

Buloburde has a population of around 20,500.^{[3][better source needed]} The broader Buloburde District has a population of 210,120.^[4]